Last we heard from Nashville’s Rosie Thomas, she was releasing the highly collaborative EP Lullabies For Parents, Vol 1, which came out in April and featured old pal Sufjan Stevens on a cover of Mariah Carey’s “Always Be My Baby.” The two artists go back a long way — in 2012, Thomas came with Stevens […]
Video: Gucci Mane “Letter To Take Off”
Long Live The Rocket. Gucci Mane salutes his fellow Migo in his new music video, “Letter To Takeoff”. Directed by Joe Yung Spike, Guwop hits a church and the burial grounds where she pens a tribute to Takeoff and other lost loved ones including Shawty Lo, Young Dolph, PnB Rock, and others. “Just left another […]
Video: G Herbo “Him”
Herbo’s world. G Herbo is the man in his new video, “Him” directed by himself and Kevin Mares. Accompanied with recent live footage, G Herbo delivers his braggadocious raps while rocking sold out venues, enjoying a meal with friends, and catching vibes in the streets with his crew and fans. “They ain’t nevеr play them […]
Fatoumata Diawara – “Nsera” (Feat. Damon Albarn)
Malian singer, songwriter, guitarist and actress Fatoumata Diawara has worked with Damon Albarn in the ensembles Africa Express and Rocket Juice & The Moon. Today she welcomes the Blur and Gorillaz leader onto her new single “Nsera,” a title that means “destination” in her native Bambara. The song’s syncopated, synth-powered groove and bright, joyous melody […]
Eluvium – “Escapement” & “Swift Automatons”
For nearly 20 years, the Portland composer Matthew Robert Cooper has been recording gorgeously acoustic ambient music under the name Eluvium. Early next year, Cooper will follow his last two Eluvium albums, 2020’s Virga I and 2021’s Virga II, with the new LP (Whirring Marvels In) Consensus Reality. That new Eluvium album is inspired by […]
Video: Yung Bleu “What Type Of Games”
How it’s going down? Yung Bleu pays tribute to the late DMX in his new video, “What Type Of Games”. Drawing inspiration from DMX’s 1998 hit “How’s It Goin’ Down“, which the song also interpolates, the James Bahman-directed clip centers Bleu going through the highs and lows of a relationship with his woman and the […]
Video: Rich The Kid “Motion”
Big racks. Big ol’ racks. Coming on the heels of his new deal with RCA Records, Rich The Kid gets things in “Motion” for the accompanying music video to his recent single. Directed by DrewFilmedIt, the visual catches the Queens-College Park native flexing his bands from his private jet to his Rolls Royce and making […]
Gucci Mane – “Letter To Takeoff”
Gucci Mane has shared a new single, “Letter To Takeoff,” which acts as a eulogy for the Migos member, who was shot and killed earlier this month. Migos and Gucci Mane collaborated quite a bit over the years, and they were signed to his 1017 label for a time. Gucci Mane also spoke at the […]
Cigarettes After Sex – “Pistol”
Cigarettes After Sex continue to specialize in woozy, dreamy, softspoken pop. “Pistol,” the latest from Greg Gonzalez and friends, glides gracefully along in the way we’ve come to expect, pretty and fragile and dreamlike and sensual. Hear it below. Pistol by Cigarettes After Sex
Shame – “Fingers Of Steel”
The UK rock band Shame have announced a new album, Food For Worms, the follow-up to Drunk Tank Pink, which came out at the beginning of 2021. It’s been billed as a more expansive sound for the band, and they recruited esteemed producer Flood to record it with them. In a press release, bandleader Charlie […]